Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
beautiful coins...I always wondered who carried and spent these..... common folk or only the wealthy ?
i think the answer is both. a $2.5 gold coin is worth ~ $160 in today's currency, which is equivalent to an average weekly wage for a laborer (blue collar) in the 1840's.
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Post some dirty old gold:
Love it!
Proof Buffalo Registry Set
Capped Bust Quarters Registry Set
Proof Walking Liberty Halves Registry Set
here is a half to go with it:
Latin American Collection
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nice charlotte piece! someone kept that one stored away for a while.
here is a half to go with it:
a gold bean to. nice score
I like this thread.
Yes....me too!
Tom
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Latin American Collection
Latin American Collection
Joseph J. Singleton - First Superintendent of the U.S. Branch Mint in Dahlonega Georgia
Findley Ridge Collection
About Findley Ridge
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/gold/liberty-head-2-1-gold-major-sets/liberty-head-2-1-gold-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1840-1907-cac/alltimeset/268163
Latin American Collection
Love the Charlotte crust, and the rest.
Here is some color from New Orleans
(Of course in a thread like this, everything is appealing.)
Netherlands (Gelderland): "St. John" type gold gulden (florin) of Arnold van Egmond, ca. 1423-1472
United States: gold 5-dollar half-eagle, Liberty Head type, 1842-D (small date)
Joseph J. Singleton - First Superintendent of the U.S. Branch Mint in Dahlonega Georgia
Findley Ridge Collection
About Findley Ridge
'dude
How about some colorful crust?
Nice coin!
'dude
My YouTube Channel
Latin American Collection
beautiful coins...I always wondered who carried and spent these..... common folk or only the wealthy ?
i think the answer is both. a $2.5 gold coin is worth ~ $160 in today's currency, which is equivalent to an average weekly wage for a laborer (blue collar) in the 1840's.